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From the Verandah : Stories of Love and Landscape by Nineteenth Century Australian Women
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1987
From the Verandah : Stories of Love and Landscape by Nineteenth Century Australian Women
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Notes
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Dedication: For my mother, Patricia Giles, and my friend, Irene Greenwood
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Epigraph: She liked to see what was going on; and she said that in Australia most things happened on verandahs. This particular one had been planned and built in early pioneering days, and had, no doubt, seen many ups and downs of varied incident... / Ethel Mills 'A Box of Dead Roses'
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Fitzroy,
Fitzroy - Collingwood area,
Melbourne - North,
Melbourne,
Victoria,:
Ringwood,
Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area,
Melbourne - East,
Melbourne,
Victoria,:McPhee Gribble
,Penguin
, 1987 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Introduction, single work prose (p. 1-11)
- Monsieur Caloche, single work short story satire (p. 11-26)
- The Bunyip, single work short story (p. 27-35)
- The Ghost of Wanganilla : Founded on Fact, single work short story (p. 36-43)
- My Neighbour's Mystery, single work short story (p. 44-49)
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The Spider and the Fly,
single work
short story
satire
On the fifty female applicants for a position of trust and the man who interviewed them at a Melbourne hotel. (PB)
- The Rubria Ghost, single work short story (p. 61-70)
- Old Shilling's Bush Wedding, single work short story (p. 71-76)
- The Carrying of the Baby, single work short story (p. 77-80)
- Alick Trelawny: Or Our Selector, single work short story (p. 81-88)
- A Sweet Day, single work short story (p. 91-104)
- Cousin Lucy's Story, single work short story (p. 105-115)
- A Romance of Coma, single work short story romance (p. 116-124)
- Lilian, single work short story (p. 125-131)
- Doctor, single work short story (p. 132-141)
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Products,
single work
short story
(p. 145-149)
Note: Published under the name A. Rose-Soley.
- His Luck, single work short story (p. 150-154)
- The Bond, single work short story romance (p. 155-159)
- A Dreamer, single work short story (p. 160-166)
- A Box of Dead Roses, single work short story (p. 169-172)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Untitled
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Studies , December no. 3 1989; (p. 109-112)
— Review of From the Verandah : Stories of Love and Landscape by Nineteenth Century Australian Women 1987 anthology short story extract -
Jumping Off the Verandah
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: Antithesis , vol. 3 no. 1 1989; (p. 133-135)
— Review of From the Verandah : Stories of Love and Landscape by Nineteenth Century Australian Women 1987 anthology short story extract -
Flavour, Feminists, Footie and Feeling
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , January vol. 7 no. 4 1989; (p. 67-68)
— Review of Shabbytown Calendar 1975 selected work poetry ; Keep It Quiet 1987 selected work short story prose ; From the Verandah : Stories of Love and Landscape by Nineteenth Century Australian Women 1987 anthology short story extract ; Your Hills Are Too High : An Australian Childhood 1986 single work autobiography ; Up on the Sun 1986 anthology short story ; Rain 1987 selected work poetry ; The Dying 1986 single work novel -
Voices from Our Literary Past
Liz Byrski
(interviewer),
1988
single work
criticism
interview
— Appears in: The Australian , 30 March 1988; (p. 8) -
Untitled
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 26 March 1988; (p. B5)
— Review of From the Verandah : Stories of Love and Landscape by Nineteenth Century Australian Women 1987 anthology short story extract
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Contrasts for Christmas : A Selection of Goodies
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: Fremantle Arts Review , December vol. 2 no. 12 1987; (p. 14-15)
— Review of Dislocations 1986 selected work short story ; From the Verandah : Stories of Love and Landscape by Nineteenth Century Australian Women 1987 anthology short story extract ; The Estuary 1987 single work novel ; Kisses of the Enemy 1987 single work novel ; Women on Men 1987 selected work interview ; The War Despatches of Kenneth Slessor : Official Australian Correspondent 1940-1944 1987 single work correspondence -
Flavour, Feminists, Footie and Feeling
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , January vol. 7 no. 4 1989; (p. 67-68)
— Review of Shabbytown Calendar 1975 selected work poetry ; Keep It Quiet 1987 selected work short story prose ; From the Verandah : Stories of Love and Landscape by Nineteenth Century Australian Women 1987 anthology short story extract ; Your Hills Are Too High : An Australian Childhood 1986 single work autobiography ; Up on the Sun 1986 anthology short story ; Rain 1987 selected work poetry ; The Dying 1986 single work novel -
Untitled
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 26 December 1987;
— Review of From the Verandah : Stories of Love and Landscape by Nineteenth Century Australian Women 1987 anthology short story extract -
Tales From a Parade of Ghosts
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 14 November 1987; (p. 16)
— Review of From the Verandah : Stories of Love and Landscape by Nineteenth Century Australian Women 1987 anthology short story extract -
Inside Stories
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age Monthly Review , November 1988; (p. 9-10)
— Review of From the Verandah : Stories of Love and Landscape by Nineteenth Century Australian Women 1987 anthology short story extract -
Voices from Our Literary Past
Liz Byrski
(interviewer),
1988
single work
criticism
interview
— Appears in: The Australian , 30 March 1988; (p. 8)
Awards
- 1988 joint winner Australian Bicentennial Authority Anthology Award
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